Athletics 4 – 6 Boston Red Sox
21 August 1996 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Mike Stanley | 1 in 107 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Mark McGwire | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Box score
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Mark McGwire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Geronimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Plantier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Batista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wasdin | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Telgheder | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Johns | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Acre | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wil Cordero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Lee Tinsley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2B |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Wakefield | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Brandenburg | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |